//Related Articles

Currently, video calling on handheld devices is pretty rough. There's Apple's FaceTime, but it only works on iPhone 4 and iPod touch devices using Wi-fi networks. Fring claimed to have video-calling software for Android and Symbian phones, but we've found it to be buggy and unreliable. Qik currently approximates video calling through an awkward push-to-talk system. Yahoo said it will have a video-calling system for mobile phones within the next few months.

The new Qik demoed on the Galaxy Tab (below) displayed a caller in full-screen mode, with a picture of the person doing the calling in a small window in the corner. Qik confirmed that the software will work over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi, and that Samsung's demo was over a 3G network. On 3G, frame rates were pretty low and the full-screen video was pretty blocky. Presumably, performance will be much better on faster networks.

The new version of Qik with full video calling will arrive in the Android Market in about a month, the company said. Video calling will require a device with a Cortex-A8 processor such as the Motorola Droid, Droid X, Sprint's HTC EVO 4G or Samsung's Galaxy S phones.

PCMag.com's lead mobile analyst, Sascha Segan, has reviewed hundreds of smartphones, tablets and other gadgets in more than 9 years with PCMag. He's the head of our Fastest Mobile Networks project, one of the hosts of the daily PCMag Live Web show and speaks frequently in mass media on cell-phone-related issues. His commentary has appeared on ABC, the BBC, the CBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and in newspapers from San Antonio, Texas to Edmonton, Alberta.
Segan is also a multiple award-winning travel writer, having contributed...
More »

Automatic Renewal Program: Your subscription will continue without interruption for as long as you wish, unless
you instruct us otherwise. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of the term unless you authorize
cancellation. Each year, you'll receive a notice and you authorize that your credit/debit card will be charged the
annual subscription rate(s). You may cancel at any time during your subscription and receive a full refund on all
unsent issues. If your credit/debit card or other billing method can not be charged, we will bill you directly instead. Contact Customer Service